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Kazakhstan Looks For New Deposits as Expert Points to Investment Challenge Beyond Exploration

ALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to increase exploration drilling over the next three years, with up to 200 exploration and appraisal wells expected to be drilled by 2028. While the expansion could help replenish the country's resource base, the real challenge will be turning geological discoveries into economically viable projects.

Kazakhstan Looks For New Deposits as Expert Points to Investment Challenge Beyond Exploration

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ALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to increase exploration drilling over the next three years, with up to 200 exploration and appraisal wells expected to be drilled by 2028.

While the expansion could help replenish the country's resource base, the real challenge will be turning geological discoveries into economically viable projects.

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ALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to increase exploration drilling over the next three years, with up to 200 exploration and appraisal wells expected to be drilled by 2028. While the expansion could help replenish the country's resource base, the real challenge will be turning geological discoveries into economically viable projects.

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